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,UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

FREDERICK C. BAXTER AND WILLIS H. KERN, 0F 1HE` IVIDERE. ILLINOIS.

IUNN'EL.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Mar. 13, 1917.

A.Application filed May 13, 1916. Serial No. 97.4 24.

To all whom 'it may concern:

te it. known that we. Furnriuul: C. BAX- 'rnu and 'lnms'll. l\'l-iu.\'. citizens ol the l`nited States. and residentsfof Belvidere, in the eountv ol Boone and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful lmprovemenls iu Funnels. of whieh the followin;r is a slweiit-ation.

'l`he present invention relates to new and useful improvements in valve-controlled tunnels and has for its primar \1 object the provision ol a tunnel havingnovel lloat, operated means assoeijlted therewith for controlling the tlow of liquid through the funnel.

Another ohjeetot' o ur invention is to provide a tunnel of the elass desrribed which is adapted to he plared in a reeeptaele to be filled. the funnel having means .associated therewith whereby when liquid in the reeeptaele rear-hes a"predetermined height the 'How ot'. liquid through the tunnel will be :mtoinatieall, v stopped.

t'urther objeet ot' our invention is yto provide manually eontrolled means for opening the valve against the action of the lout control. i

. (ltller objects and advantages to be derived from the use ot' our improved funnel will appear t'rom `the following detail deseription and elaims, taken with an inspection ol" tlul accompanying drawing, in whit-h:` f

Figure 1 is a verf'al sectional view through a'tuunel embodying the improvements ol' our invention; i

. Fig. 2 is a plan view with the supporting hrarket t'or use iu eonueetiou with theI i'un- 'nel spout: and

Fig, ibis an enlarged vertieal sectional view of the luunelrspout adjaeeul the valve means showing the latleriu rinsed-position.

ltel'erring more lmrtieularlv to the drawing. wherein similar eharaeters'of relerenee designate like and eorrespomling parts throughout the various views, 1 designates improved tuunel and L the spout..

'l`he eoutrolling meehanism ot our invention and 'the valve means vomprise, a valve. member ol' the plate type designated 3 and hinged atl on a partition 5 extending approximatelv halt-wa)r across the spout i). elosing wall l5 extending vertieally in the. -oout .serves to support said partition 5 and 2 rarrvvy a verti 'ally arranged tubular memher T. said wall being provided with a 'lat-- eral extension S i'or the purpose of supporting said tube T. The tube 7 extends above the normal heigiit ot' liquid in thebodybl and carries a vericallv arranged rod 9 llaving a handle l() on the upper end thereof and a head l1 )n the lower end thereof. The rod 9 is provided with a projection '142 approximatel v intermediate Vits length for engagement` with a eoil spring 13, the. lower end ot the latter engaging the extension S 'for a purpose wh ch will hereinafter app au'.

A second wall 1l is provided, the Same extending downwardly in the spout 2 from the partition 5 therein forming float Chamber l5 in wl ich is vertieaih movable a fioat 1G. We prn'ide means for intermittenth'Y connecting the float with the valve. Oi course. it is to be understood thatthe float, carries the rod 1S formed with an eye ll at the upper tnd thereof.

X eonneeting"r member is carried by the valve and is formed of a single strand of wire 2O bent upm itself intermediate its ends to provide divergent portions 21 and l?, said strand oi wire being laterally bent to form a loop 23 for engagement intermittentl v with the eje 1t) formed on the float body.' 'l`he strand of wire 20 is connected atl 2l to the va ve il, said strand being formed with rumed portions 25, said p0r- 4tions 2i beingl eonneeted together as at 26, thereby t' ming bracing truss-like Structure. 7

In ypei-ation as the float descends the motion is transmit-te( therefrom to the valve 3 by virtue of thc elgagemcnt of the loop 23 with the eye 1S). This action causes the Avalve 3 to open permitting the contents of the funnel torpass through the spout into a suitable. eontatiner As the container lls, ,the tloat rises, hereh)7 permitting the valve to be closed. jVhm the funnel is removed. from the eontai er of course the weight; ofV the. float would 1` r'mall)T tend to reopen the valve. However," prior to thisthe oye 19v has disengaged itlplt from the loop 23 and th(l lloat is then permitted to descend 'to the position shown in EItig. 1. In, this position' the eye 19 engagib the lowermost curved portion .25 of the strand ofwire 20, thereby maintaining the valve in closed position; A partition 27 ispro vided through Whi'chts'he rod 18 operates. I l

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essary that the valve be open. For this purried thereby have been provided. It will be seen that by depressing the rod 9 the enlargement 11 will engage the loop 23 opening the valve 3 and bringing the loop downwardly into engagement with the eye 19 whereupon the operation hereinbefore set forth is repeated.

We regulate the depth to which the spout 2 is inserted into a receptacle by means o f a strap 22 surrounding the spout 2 and having a plurality of radial extensions 23. The free ends of the strap are connected as at 24 and the extensions 23 are adapted to engage a receptacle, such as a bottle or the like adjacent the inlet opening thereof. By moving the adjusting member up and down on the spout 2 the depth to which the same extends into the receptacle may be regulated.

It is thought that the operation of our invention will be clear from the foregoing description, however, we desire to lay particular stress on the peculiar arrangement of the arcuate extension 17 carried by -the valve.

-This extension protrudes through a suitable p opening in the wall 14 and when the valve iS in closed position, as shown in Fig;y 3, the free end of Vthe extension 17 adjacent `the loop 23. is located beneath the,.head'11. It

will be seen that when the 'oat rises the v'alve '3 willf'be closed, andI should it be desired to open the valve againstlthe actionlof the float the rod 9 may be depressed 'bripging the head 11 linto engagement with the loop 2,3 opening' said valve. We also desire to lay particular stress on the extremely simle construction of our improved funnel, and 1t will be seen that by the provision of the screen 20 we prevent. foreign particles from reaching the valve which might tend lto clog t einvention as claimed.`

lon the vertical wall havin the said extension, a rod sli ably mounted `in` Having thus fully described ourinvention, whatwe claim as new and desire'to se- Jure by Letters Patent is 1. A lfunnel of the ciass described, including a body having a spout extending therefrom, a verticalpart'itlon in said spout,land a horizontall partition extending froml said vertical partition, a valve operable in the horizontal partition to stop the flow of liquid through said spout, an extension carried by said valve, said extension passing through an opening insaid vertical partition, afloat,

means connecting said float with said extension, and manually operable means carried by the body of the funnel for engagement with said extension to open the valve against the action of the float.

2. A. funnel of the class described, includlng arbody having a spout extending down- Wardly therefrom, a vertical partition in said spout,a horizontal partition extending from said vertical partition, a valve pivotally arranged on the horizontal partition, a strand of wire bent intermediate its ends to form a loop, one end ofv said wire being connected to the bottom of the said valve, the other end engaging the.side of the first mentioned portion to form a. bracing means therefor, a float, an extension Acarried by said float having an eye hook'formed on the end thereof and adapted to be slidably mounted on the said wire strand member to operate the said valve.l

3. A funnel of the class described, including a body having a spout extending therefrom, a vertical artition in said' spout, a horizontal lpartitlon extending therefrom, said vertica ber in combination with the spout wall, a valve operable in the' first said partition, an extension 'carried by the said valve,`a loat operable in said float chamber and connected to said extension, a lateral extension formed an aperture in the said tube and the said aperture, a handle formed on, one end and a head on the other end of the said. rod, a projection formed thereon intermediate its length for engagement with a coil spring, and the other end bring in engagement'with the lateral extension for apurpose s ied. I

In testimony whereo we affix our signatures hereto. l

FREDERICK C. BAXTER. WILLIS H.' KERN.

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